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I used the notation on Traditiional Irish Music for my version. The C natural didn't seem right to me, unless they were going for the dissonant sound. Sure enough, the version on the Session uses a C#.

Nice one Laura, the old Gibson sounds great on this. Interestingly the guy in the video above is going to the C natural too - I think that if you did that, then you would want to be playing a C chord behind it, instead of the A.

Nice job MM. Was that the version off the session.org? I recorded my backup chords from the same notation that had the c natural. It calls for an A7, but Am7 (or C as OS suggested) would make more sense. I didn't notice the dissonance until I went to record the melody over it. The example video also used a C so I just went ahead and kept it. Does anyone know where this tune originally comes from?

Laura, MM - Very Nice. Laura, I always enjoy your background. It really rounds out the tune. I especially enjoyed your OM and then the mandolin - very enjoyable contrast. MM, I too went with the C#. Your triplets sound great and I think your speed is perfect. Thank you both for sharing.

3 good versions so far. Laura, sounded great with that backing; maudlin, those triplets are sounding good; Mike, enjoyed that too;

I'm a bit rushed this week so went for a first take, and don't have my normal recording stuff so there's a bit of a hum in the background; I might try and record a better version later in the week if I have time

Again, a great tune that has generated a lot of fine responses. After listening to the many and varied offerings, I thought I'd try the tenor banjo (neglected for a while) and my mandolin for this version. I too have gone with the C# rather than the natural!

Well played John, Neil, Mike, Duncan & Laura. I've known this one as McDermott's No. 1, it has some accidentals, D# & G# in the B part I'm particularly fond of. I've included some "lazy" triplets to make everyone else feel superior, well actually because I didn't practice. I thought it was better to post something rather than post something good.

anyone else been having Youtube problems? It's been busting my balls for the last 24 hours by turning my uploads into scrambled noisy unwatchable videos (so maybe not much different than usual). I have done a couple of re-records to see if that is the problem, but thats not the problem. Here's take 2 via Vimeo...

sorry for the (lack of) facial expressions...I am looking down at the music...

Don't know about the YouTube problem, peddyrmac, but I have a blank screen here where your Vimeo clip should be! There is indeed a "(lack of) facial expressions..." as you say, as well as a lack of any video.

"I thought it was better to post something rather than post something good."
David, that's the most immodest understatement I ever read

All of you have set a high standard already. I have started practising (and will continue to do so while I am out of town for the week) and I think I will do a less light and ethereal version than David's - instead, I'll probably go for some brisk "March of the Hobbits" like Peddyr did. Not sure yet what I will do with that natural C. Prepare to be surprised... or not.

Just for a bit of fun on a Sunday night before bedtime I thought I would try to go round Ireland in 3 hornpipes. Here are 3 quick versions (1 time through each) of the Galway, Cork and Belfast hornpipes

Here's my contribution for this week, the Galway Hornpipe. I recorded it last week, mislaid the video, and then re-recorded (just the video bit). The mandolin I'm playing on the video isn't the one you can hear on audio...... hope you can follow all that nonsense.

Thank you peddyrmac, I'm working from a Zoom R16 which does the hard bit for me, although I know some of the folks here use on-board recording software, I have always had computer latency issues because of inadequate processing power, or poor quality sound card etc. so when I got the chance to get a stand-alone recorder, I jumped at it. Multi tracking makes for a lot of fun!
Barbara, your version is crisp and clean and flows along beautifully, as always. Seems that the old C / C# debate has settled on a transatlantic stand off! I love both ways, ...it's amazing how one little note can change the feel of the tune so much!

I had a little time this morning, so I pulled out my 1930's Slingerland May Bell tenor banjo. Only managed to come up with the tune once through... but you get the idea! I played the C# rather than the C natural on this one.

When I played this yesterday on my mandolin, I hammered the triplet runs, but on tenor banjo, I pick them.... Not flawlessly, but, hey, it was early in the morning!

I finally decided to with C# but let the C survive in a doublestop.
For this recording, I boarded my time machine and played in the Harland & Wolff shipyard, Belfast, at the building site of the Titanic (you can hear steam engines roar and tools ring in the back)
...kidding. It was so warm today I had to leave the windows open, so now you know what acoustics are like in Europe's largest urban area on a Sunday afternoon.

Hi - I was given a Fender FM53S Mandolin for my birthday on 25th March - here I am 2 months later - any tips would be gratefully received... sorry it is a bit of a plodder on the tempo front! all the best... Pete

Hi Peter - good work.You've made a great start and it really sounds good. I can't really see your right hand so not sure what's going on there, but sounds okay. Your left hand, from your thmb position it looks like you may be palming the neck - there should be some space between the neck and the skin between your thumb and first finger, and your palm shouldn't touch the back of the neck. You also want to hold it so the neck is as stable as possible and you're not supporting or steadying it with your left hand. Think about getting it between your legs and hunching over it a little more so the neck can't move. Try to engage your whole body in playing, not just your hands. Good luck, I'm looking forward to seeing more from you.

Forgive the visual effects...like to paint and draw and this seems to be a pastel/charcoal drawing come to life...sorta.

Want to try to hang with Ya'll and do at least a part of each of your songs of the week....know that I can't keep up (far from it) but think setting the task to try at least a bit each week will help me along.

So...that's forewarning.

OK...many second thoughts about the visual effects...I'll post them straight up, too, so that hands, thus what I'm doing wrong or right, can be seen. This is what I have for the thread this morning though.

Nice visuals, Karon - you should try to have more coffee with your music
One thing: shoot for a steady beat - make it as slow and easy as ever you wish, but make it steady as heartbeat. That'll be a small step for your hands but a big leap for your joy of music.

I am taking your suggestion and posting my attempt here on this thread too. It is good that as members of the Newbies group we sort of motivate each other. As I mentioned, I took the easier route and used the link Barbara posted for the easier version at session.org. I plan to go back and try the fancier version as I have time. It is a nice fun tune.